Men s Basketball Game Notes EXH. #1 UNI at Wisconsin Wed., Nov. 1, 2017 7 p.m. Madison, Wis. Kohl Center #2 Klint Carlson 6-7, Sr., Forward #4 Tywhon Pickford 6-4, Fr., Guard #13 Juwan McCloud 5-11, So., Guard #25 Bennett Koch 6-10, Sr., Forward #33 Wyatt Lohaus 6-2, Jr., Guard UNI Men s Basketball Storylines Series Notes All-Times Series: Wisconsin leads 4-1 Last Meeting: Wisconsin 57, UNI 52 (March 18, 2005) UNI last played in Madison in the 1982-83 season. UNI defeated Wisconsin in 1983-84, 60-59. Schedule UNI will take on the Wisconsin Badgers in a charity exhibition Wed., Nov. 1, at the Koch Center. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Tickets for the event were free. Fans in attendance will be asked to donate to Team Rubicon, an organization founded by former Badger football student-athlete and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jake Wood that unites the skills and experience of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams to disaster areas. Team Rubicon has current relief operations underway in Houston, San Juan, Puerto Rico and at the wildfires in California. Wisconsin holds a 4-1 lead in the all-time series with UNI. The Badgers posted wins in Madison in 1981-82 (65-53) and 1982-83 (76-69), in Las Vegas in 1987-88 (64-56) and in Oklahoma City in the 2005 NCAA Tournament (57-52). UNI s lone victory was in Cedar Falls in the 1983-84 season (60-59). UNI has been picked to finish second in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll. Seniors Bennett Koch and Klint Carlson have earned preseason all-mvc recognition. Koch earned preseason first-team all-mvc honors, while Carlson was named to the second-team all-mvc squad. Broadcast Information Television BTN Plus Radio Panther Sports Network Play-by-Play: Gary Rima Stations - KXEL 1540-AM On the Web - www.unipanthers.com UNI Quick Facts Location... Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded... 1876 Nickname... Panthers Colors...Purple and Old Gold Enrollment... 11,907 Conference... Missouri Valley President...Mark Nook Director of Athletics... David Harris Head Coach... Ben Jacobson Associate Head Coach... Kyle Green Assistants...P.J. Hogan, Erik Crawford Director of Operations...Derrik Netten Strength & Conditioning...Andrea Comini Video Coordinator... John Little Film Assistant...Jake Koch Athletic Trainer...Don Bishop Date Opponent Time N1 at Wisconsin (Exhib.) 7 pm N5 UNC Pembroke (Exhib.) 1 pm N10 at North Carolina (ESPNU) 6 pm N13 Alcorn State (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm N15 Wartburg (ESPN3) 7 pm N18 Chicago State (ESPN3) 11 am Battle 4 Atlantis (Nassau, Bahamas.) N22 vs. SMU (ESPN3) 8:30 pm N23 vs. Arizona/NC State (ESPN2) TBD N24 vs. TBD (ESPN2) TBD N29 UNLV (ESPN3) 7 pm D7 UT Arlington (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm D10 Dubuque (ESPN3) 4 pm D16 vs. Iowa State (Mediacom) 3:30 pm D22 Xavier (CBS Sports) 8 pm D28 Southern Illinois* (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm D31 at Bradley* (ESPN3) 1 pm J4 at Missouri State* (CBS Sports) 8 pm J7 Loyola* (CBS Sports/ESPNU) 1/3 pm J10 at Indiana State* (MVC TV) 6 pm J13 Valparaiso* (ESPN2) 7 pm J16 Drake* (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm J21 at Southern Illinois* (ESPNU/3) 3 pm J24 Illinois State* (ESPN3) 7 pm J28 at Loyola* (ESPNU) 3 pm J31 at Evansville* (ESPN3) 7 pm F3 Indiana State* (MVC TV) 3 pm F7 Bradley* (ESPN3) 7 pm F10 at Drake* (MVC TV) 3 pm F13 Evansville* (PSN/ESPN3) 7 pm F17 at Illinois State* (ESPN/2) 5 pm F20 at Valparaiso* (CBS Sports) 8 pm F24 Missouri State* (ESPN2/CBS) TBD M1-4 at MVC Tournament * - Conference Game home games in BOLD
UNI Radio/TV Roster #1 - Adam McDermott So., Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa #2 - Klint Carlson Sr., Forward Waverly, Iowa #3 - Ted Friedman Sr., Center Ankeny, Iowa #4 - Tywhon Pickford Fr., Guard Minneapolis, Minn. #5 - Rafael de Souza Sr., Guard Jundiai, Brazil #10 - Miles Wentzien Jr., Guard Fort Madison, Iowa #12 - Lincoln Conrey So., Forward Waterloo, Iowa #13 - Juwan McCloud So., Guard Germantown, Wis. #15 - Justin Dahl So., Center Carver, Minn. #21 - Hunter Rhodes Sr., Guard Canton, Ill. #22 - Tanner Lohaus R-Fr., Forward North Liberty, Iowa #24 Isaiah Brown So., Guard Flower Mound, Texas #25 - Bennett Koch Sr., Forward Ashwaubenon, Wis. #30 - Spencer Haldeman So., Guard Peosta, Iowa #33 - Wyatt Lohaus Jr., Guard North Liberty, Iowa #34 - Luke McDonnell So., Forward Dubuque, Iowa #50 - Austin Phyfe Fr., Forward Waverly, Iowa Head Coach Ben Jacobson 12th Year 2 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
UNI MBB NEWS/NOTES The University of Northern Iowa men s basketball will look to the return of three starters and 12 letterwinners as the Panthers embark on the season. UNI head coach Ben Jacobson is entering his 12th season at the helm of the Panther program having posted a career mark of 234-134. Senior Bennett Koch is UNI s top returning scorer at 11.0 points per game. In his last 14 games last season, Koch averaged a teambest 14.3 points, 5.6 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game. Koch also blocked 16 shots in his last 14 games last year. Senior Klint Carlson averaged more points per game for the third consecutive season (8.3 ppg). Carlson ranked No. 4 in the league at 36.6 minutes per game. Senior Ted Friedman earned second-team all-mvc Scholar-Athlete status with a 3.97 cumulative GPA while majoring in business economics, financial management and psychology. Friedman grabbed 19 offensive rebounds to rank third on the squad. Sophomore Spencer Haldeman earned a spot on the MVC s All-Freshman Team after averaging 7.6 ppg. Haldeman drained 49 three-pointers to ranks second on the squad. Haldeman s 49 made 3-pointers ranks as the third-highest total ever for a UNI freshman. Junior Wyatt Lohaus will return after taking a medical redshirt in the 2016-17 season for an injured ankle. Lohaus averaged 4.5 ppg in six games before sitting out the remainder of the season. In the 2015-16 season, Lohaus averaged 4.0 ppg and shot 77.8 percent from the free throw line. Sophomore Juwan McCloud started 28 of 30 games and ranked second on the team in steals (32). McCloud averaged 3.7 ppg and dished out 45 assists on the season. Senior Hunter Rhodes came off the bench and drained 17 three-pointers, while averaging 3.5 ppg. Sophomore Luke McDonnell saw action in 23 games and ranked fourth on the squad with 18 offensive rebounds. Sophomore 3 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL Isaiah Brown played in 26 games and averaged 1.8 ppg. Sophomore Justin Dahl grabbed 1.1 rpg in 13 games. Sophomore Lincoln Conrey saw action in nine games. Senior guard Rafael de Souza played in 10 games. UNI signed a trio of players in Austin Phyfe, Tywhon Pickford and Miles Wentzien. Phyfe earned all-state honors at Waverly-Shell Rock High School. Pickford finished in the top 10 of Minnesota s Mr. Basketball. Wentzien earned JUCO All-America honors at Kirkwood Community College. TEAM RUBICON Fans in attendance Wednesday will be asked to donate to Team Rubicon, an organization founded by former Badger football student-athlete and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jake Wood that unites the skills and experience of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergency response teams to disaster areas. Team Rubicon has current relief operations underway in Houston, San Juan, Puerto Rico and at the wildfires in California. WISCONSIN BADGERS Wisconsin finished last season with a mark of 27-10. The Badgers are currently enjoying a streak of 19 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, tied for the fifth-longest streak in tournament history. Last season, Wisconsin reached the Sweet 16 for the 4th-consecutive year and the sixth time in the last seven seasons. Head coach Greg Gard is just the third coach in the last 20 years to pilot his team to the Sweet 16 in each of his first two seasons, joining UCLA s Steve Lavin (1996-97) and Gonzaga s Mark Few (2000-01). ALL-TIME SERIES Wisconsin holds a 4-1 lead in the all-time series with UNI. The Badgers posted wins in Madison in 1981-82 (65-53) and 1982-83 (76-69), in Las Vegas in 1987-88 (64-56) and in Oklahoma City in the 2005 NCAA Tournament Missouri Valley Conference Standings Conference Overall School W-L W-L UNI 0-0 0-0 Bradley 0-0 0-0 Drake 0-0 0-0 Evansville 0-0 0-0 Illinois State 0-0 0-0 Indiana State 0-0 0-0 Loyola 0-0 0-0 Missouri State 0-0 0-0 Southern Illinois 0-0 0-0 Valparaiso 0-0 0-0 (57-52). UNI s lone victory was in Cedar Falls in the 1983-84 season (60-59). TOP-FOUR FINISHES IN MVC UNI extended its streak of top-four finishes in the Missouri Valley Conference to a ninth straight season with its third-place finish in 2016-17. IN THE UPPER HALF UNI recorded its 14th straight upper-half finish Missouri Valley Conference. It is the longest active streak in the league. Prior to the 2003-04 season, when the current streak began, UNI had finished in the top half of the MVC on two occasions (1993-94 - 5th, 1996-97 - 4th) since joining the league in 1991-92. 14 STRAIGHT YEARS OF 9 OR MORE MVC WINS UNI also extended its streak of nine or more MVC victories in a season to 14 straight years. It is the longest active streak in the league. Wichita State has the second-longest active streak at eight. UNI in the MVC Since 2003-04 2003-04 - 12-6 (T-2nd) 2004-05 - 11-7 (T-3rd) 2005-06 - 11-7 (T-5th) 2006-07 - 9-9 (5th) 2007-08 - 9-9 (T-5th) 2008-09 - 14-4 (T-1st) 2009-10 - 15-3 (1st) 2010-11 - 10-8 (T-4th) 2011-12 - 9-9 (T-3rd) 2012-13 - 11-7 (3rd) 2013-14 - 10-8 (3rd) 2014-15 - 16-2 (2nd) 2015-16 - 11-7 (T-4th) 2016-17 - 9-9 (T-3rd)
UNI S 3-POINT STREAK UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 561 straight games the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference. TURNING IT AROUND UNI became only the third team in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference to begin league play at 0-5 and bounce back to win its next five games. Previously, only two teams in MVC history had lost their first five league games and rebounded to win their next five. Iowa State started 0-5 in 1915 and won its next five; Washburn started 0-5 in 1936 and won its next five. JAKE RANKS AMONG VALLEY S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES UNI head coach Ben Jacobson ranks No. 6 in the Missouri Valley Conference history in victories with 234. Jacobson ranks No. 7 in league history in MVC games only with 123 wins. Henry Iba tops both lists with 486 total wins and 187 league wins. MVC Coaching Victories 1. Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) 486 2. Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) 337 3. Dana Altman (Creighton) 327 4. Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) 261 5. Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) 248 6. Ben Jacobson (UNI) 234 7. Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) 225 8. Ralph Miller (Wichita State) 220 9. Maury John (Drake) 211 10. Joe Stowell (Bradley) 197 MVC Coaching Wins (Conf. Games Only) 1. Henry P. Iba (Oklahoma State) 187 2. Dana Altman (Creighton) 182 3. Eddie Hickey (Creighton/St. Louis) 163 4. Barry Hinson (Missouri State/SIU) 134 Gregg Marshall (Wichita State) 134 6. Dr. F.C. Allen (Kansas) 126 7. Ben Jacobson (UNI) 123 8. Rich Herrin (Southern Illinois) 111 9. Jim Molinari (Bradley) 110 10. Maurice John (Drake) 95 WINNING TRADITION AT MCLEOD UNI will be playing its 12th season in the McLeod Center and the Panthers have made winning a priority in their home venue. UNI has posted an all-time mark of 133-35 (.792) in games played in the McLeod Center. UNI secured a school-record 16 home wins in the 2012-13 season. 4 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL UNI has posted a trio of perfect home seasons since moving to NCAA Division I. UNI was a perfect 14-0 in both the 1983-84 and 2009-10 seasons and then UNI notched a 15-0 mark at home in 2014-15. UNI set its home-court win streak of 21 consecutive victories between the 2008-09 and 2010-11 seasons. The McLeod Center opened in November 2006. 9 HOME WINS IN 11 STRAIGHT YRS UNI has won nine or more home games in the McLeod Center in 11 consecutive seasons. UNI s Home Record Since 2006-07 Year Record 2006-07 9-4 2007-08 11-6 2008-09 11-4 2009-10 14-0 2010-11 13-5 2011-12 13-3 2012-13 16-4 2013-14 11-2 2014-15 15-0 2015-16 11-3 2016-17 9-4 EIGHT NCAA TRIPS FOR UNI UNI made its eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2016. The Panthers are 5-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. UNI s All-Time NCAA Tourney Results 1990 - W, 74-71 vs. #3 Missouri 1990 - L, 84-81 vs. #6 Minnesota 2004 - L, 65-60 vs. #3 Georgia Tech 2005 - L, 57-52 vs. #6 Wisconsin 2006 - L, 54-49 vs. #7 Georgetown 2009 - L, 61-56 vs. #5 Purdue 2010 - W, 69-66 vs. #8 UNLV 2010 - W, 69-67 vs. #1 Kansas 2010 - L, 59-52 vs. #5 Michigan State 2015 - W, 71-54 vs. #12 Wyoming 2015 - L, 66-53 vs. #4 Louisville 2016 - W, 75-72 vs. #6 Texas 2016 - L, 92-88 (2OT) vs. #3 Texas A&M 7TH NCAA APPEARANCE SINCE 2004 The Panthers have made seven NCAA appearances since the 2004 season. That is the most NCAA Tournament apperance since 2004 for any current member of the MVC. MVC S NCAA Appearances Since 2004 UNI (7) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 Wichita St. (7) - 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 HEAD COACH BEN JACOBSON 12th Year at UNI Overall Record: 234-134 UNI head coach Ben Jacobson personifies class and dignity on and off the floor as the leader of the Panther men s basketball team. Following the 2016-17 season, Jacobson was awarded a two-year contract extension that will run through March 31, 2027. Jacobson, 46, is the UNI men s basketball program s all-time wins leader with 234 victories in 11 seasons. He has guided the Panthers to four NCAA Tournament appearances and four NCAA victories. He is also a three-time MVC Coach of the Year award recipient. Jacobson has guided the Panthers to postseason play in seven of his 11 seasons as head coach, including four trips to the NCAA Tournament (2009, 2010, 2015 and 2016). UNI reached the Sweet 16 in 2010 following wins over UNLV and No. 1-ranked Kansas. UNI has recorded at least one victory in each of its last three NCAA Tournament appearances. UNI has placed in the upper half of the MVC standings in 14 straight seasons. Jacobson has guided UNI to a top-four finish in the final MVC standings in nine consecutive seasons. He is the only coach in the history of the MVC to have recorded two wins over two different No. 1-ranked teams (Kansas, North Carolina). A native of Mayville, N.D., Jacobson graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1989 as valedictorian. He received his bachelor s degree in physical education from the University of North Dakota in 1994. Jacobson and his wife, Dawn, have two children, Hunter (14) and Tanner (12).
Southern Illinois (4) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Creighton (4) - 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 Indiana State (1) - 2011 Drake (1) - 2008 Bradley (1) - 2006 PANTHERS PICKED SECOND IN MVC PRESEASON POLL UNI has been slotted to finish second in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference poll. UNI received eight first-place votes in the preseason poll. It is the most preseason first-place votes in a year that the Panthers were not picked as the preseason favorites. MVC Preseason Poll School (First-Place Votes) Total 1. Missouri State (30) 381 2. UNI (8) 337 3. Loyola (1) 321 4. Illinois State (1) 256 5. Southern Illinois 226 6. Valparaiso 214 7. Bradley 182 8. Indiana State 116 9. Evansville 88 10. Drake 79 KOCH, CARLSON EARN ALL-MVC PRESEASON HONORS University of Northern Iowa seniors Bennett Koch and Klint Carlson have been named to the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Conference teams. Koch earned first-team all-mvc honors, while Carlson was selected to the second team. Koch is UNI s top returning scorer at 11.0 points per game. In his last 14 games last season, Koch averaged a team-best 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per game. Carlson averaged more points per game for the third consecutive season (8.3 ppg). He ranked No. 4 in the league at 36.6 minutes per game. RADIO INFORMATION This year s UNI men s basketball games can be heard on the UNI Sports Radio Network, with KXEL (1540 AM, Waterloo, Iowa) serving as flagship station. Affiliates include KBGG (1700 AM, Des Moines), KGYM (1600 AM, Cedar Rapids), KQCR (98.9 FM, Hampton), KILJ 5 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL (105.5 FM, Mount Pleasant), KFXE (1160 AM, Decorah-Waukon) and KVFD (1400 AM, Fort Dodge). Long-time Panthers announcer Gary Rima handles play-by-play duties, while Kevin Boyle serves as analyst. Head coach Ben Jacobson s weekly radio call-in show will air on Thursdays, beginning in December at 6 p.m., live from The Other Place in Cedar Falls. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE UNI head coach Ben Jacobson or a member of his coaching staff will be available at the weekly press conference held each Monday beginning at noon in the McLeod Center s Alumni Suite. FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ON FACE- BOOK, TWITTER & YOUTUBE Fans of UNI Athletics on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube will have access to updates, score recaps and special announcements. UNI Athletics on Facebook will give fans the chance to connect with other Panther fans, as well as providing information on upcoming events. Followers on Twitter will be able to access news and scoring updates. Followers on YouTube will be able to access game highlights and press conference footage. FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/uniathletics www.facebook.com/unimensbasketball TWITTER www.twitter.com/uniathletics www.twittercom/unimbb YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/uniathletics INSTAGRAM www.instagram.com/uniathletics UNI Ath. Communications Info Colin McDonough, Asst. A.D./Ath. Communications Office: (319) 273-5456 Cell: (319) 415-4059 Email: Colin.McDonough@uni.edu
UNI MBB Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Adam McDermott G 6-4 183 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (North Dakota) 2 Klint Carlson F 6-7 218 Sr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) 3 Ted Friedman C 6-9 245 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 4 Tywhon Pickford G 6-4 202 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Maple Grove) 5 Rafael de Souza G 6-1 185 Sr. Jundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College) 10 Miles Wentzien G 6-3 190 Jr. Fort Madison, Iowa (Kirkwood CC) 12 Lincoln Conrey F 6-5 203 So. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West) 13 Juwan McCloud G 5-11 170 So. Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 15 Justin Dahl C 7-0 261 So. Carver, Minn. (Holy Family) 21 Hunter Rhodes G 5-10 170 Sr. Canton, Ill. (Kirkwood CC) 22 Tanner Lohaus F 6-7 192 R-Fr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) 24 Isaiah Brown G 6-7 180 So. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) 25 Bennett Koch F 6-10 239 Sr. Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) 30 Spencer Haldeman G 6-1 175 So. Peosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque) 33 Wyatt Lohaus G 6-2 185 Jr. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) 34 Luke McDonnell F 6-9 235 So. Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior) 50 Austin Phyfe F 6-9 235 Fr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) Head Coach: Ben Jacobson (Univ. of North Dakota 94) Associate Head Coach: Kyle Green (Hamline 92) Assistant Coaches: P.J. Hogan (Morningside 99), Erik Crawford (UNI 06) Director of Basketball Operations: Derrik Netten (UNI 06) Strength & Conditioning: Andrea Comini (Verona 05) Video Coordinator: John Little (UNI 06) Film Assistant: Jake Koch (UNI 13) Athletic Trainer: Don Bishop (Upper Iowa 92) Pronunciation Guide Lincoln Conrey CON-ree Justin Dahl Doll Rafael de Souza day-soo-zah Ted Friedman REED-mun Spencer Haldeman HALL-duh-muhn Bennett Koch COOK Tanner Lohaus LOW-house Wyatt Lohaus LOW-house Juwan McCloud JEW-ahn Austin Phyfe Fife Tywhon Pickford TIE-whahn Miles Wentzien WIN-zeen 6 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
McLeod Center - A Winning Tradition Game-By-Game in the McLeod Center 2006-07 (9-4) 11/19 Milwaukee W, 69-58 11/24 S. Dakota St. W, 69-56 12/9 UMKC W, 85-53 12/20 Wartburg W, 83-61 12/27 Bradley W, 76-65 1/3 Evansville W, 64-61 1/6 Southern Ill. W, 66-61 1/12 Creighton L, 62-54 1/20 Indiana St. W, 74-64 1/30 Wichita St. L, 67-61 2/8 Drake L, 67-59 2/10 Missouri St. L, 62-58 2/24 Illinois St. W, 71-66 2007-08 (11-6) 11/9 Northern Ill. W, 75-45 11/10 Cal Poly W, 62-55 11/11 UMass W, 75-68 12/1 Loyola (Ill.) W, 61-50 12/5 Iowa L, 62-55 12/15 Wartburg W, 99-48 12/22 Nevada L, 55-52 1/2 Evansville W, 64-51 1/12 Bradley L, 75-73 1/15 Creighton L, 68-59 1/20 Missouri St. W, 70-55 1/30 Illinois St. W, 69-61 2/2 Southern Ill. W, 68-63 2/13 Wichita St. W, 77-75 (OT) 2/16 Drake L, 65-55 2/23 Ill.-Chicago L, 70-58 2/27 Indiana St. W, 73-58 2008-09 (11-4) 11/15 Denver W, 61-56 11/23 Texas Southern W, 74-67 11/25 Chicago St. W, 81-70 12/3 Iowa State L, 71-66 (OT) 12/6 North Dakota W, 69-49 12/21 S. Dakota St. W, 72-55 12/28 Indiana St. L, 85-84 (2OT) 1/3 Wichita St. W, 78-54 1/10 Missouri St. W, 78-64 1/21 Bradley W, 66-61 1/28 Illinois St. W, 59-55 2/8 Creighton L, 77-71 2/11 Southern Ill. W, 81-55 2/18 Drake L, 47-46 2/28 Evansville W, 69-62 2009-10 (14-0) 11/28 Northern Ill. W, 52-45 12/8 Iowa W, 67-50 12/12 Siena W, 82-65 12/23 Wyoming W, 72-54 1/1 Evansville W, 65-46 1/3 Missouri St. W, 84-76 1/12 Bradley W, 52-50 1/16 Indiana St. W, 62-40 1/27 Drake W, 67-51 2/3 Wichita St. W, 59-56 2/6 Southern Ill. W, 55-52 2/16 Creighton W, 70-52 2/19 Old Dominion W, 71-62 2/27 Illinois St. W, 61-55 2010-11 (13-5) 11/16 Coe W, 84-45 11/27 North Dakota W, 65-52 12/1 Iowa State W, 60-54 12/11 Morehead St. W, 69-53 12/17 S. Carolina St. W, 66-52 12/19 SIUE W, 68-47 12/29 Missouri St. L, 58-57 1/4 Evansville W, 65-53 1/9 Bradley W, 83-77 1/15 Southern Ill. W, 72-52 1/22 Drake W, 69-49 1/26 Creighton W, 71-66 2/2 Illinois St. W, 53-51 2/12 Wichita St. L, 73-55 2/19 George Mason L, 77-71 2/22 Indiana St. L, 76-74 3/15 Rider W, 84-50 3/21 SMU L, 57-50 2011-12 (13-3) 11/20 N. Colorado W, 78-69 11/22 W. Carolina W, 59-39 12/3 Colorado St. W, 83-77 12/6 Iowa W, 80-60 12/10 Milwaukee W, 67-51 12/19 Loras W, 84-48 12/20 Ohio L, 76-59 1/1 Evansville L, 76-65 1/4 Indiana St. W, 65-48 1/13 Missouri St. W, 61-60 1/18 Wichita St. L, 71-68 1/22 Drake W, 66-52 1/31 Southern Ill. W, 58-49 2/4 Creighton W, 65-52 2/11 Illinois St. W, 78-63 2/22 Bradley W, 64-55 2012-13 (16-4) 11/10 Wartburg W, 103-50 11/14 Toledo W, 84-81 OT 11/17 North Dakota W, 72-47 12/1 Milwaukee W, 72-61 7 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL 12/5 N. Colorado W, 76-59 12/23 Saint Mary s W, 82-75 1/2 Indiana State L, 65-61 1/9 Evansville L, 62-59 1/12 Bradley W, 84-53 1/20 Drake W, 85-55 1/23 Southern Ill. W, 58-45 2/2 Wichita State W, 57-52 2/5 Missouri St. W, 48-37 2/13 Creighton W, 61-54 2/23 Denver L, 63-57 3/2 Illinois State W, 80-72 3/20 North Dakota W, 77-66 3/23 Ill.-Chicago W, 63-51 3/26 Bradley W, 90-77 3/30 Weber State L, 59-56 2013-14 (11-2) 11/11 Coe W, 86-52 12/10 Savannah St. W, 55-50 12/14 VCU W, 77-68 12/28 Iona W, 90-78 1/1 Bradley W, 80-46 1/11 Drake W, 76-66 1/18 Missouri St. W, 94-89 1/29 Evansville W, 95-81 2/1 Indiana State L, 87-81 2/8 Wichita State L, 82-73 2/12 Loyola W, 80-58 2/23 Illinois State W, 72-59 2/26 Southern Ill. W, 73-54 2014-15 (15-0) 11/15 North Dakota W, 64-52 11/20 Morgan State W, 73-53 11/22 North Florida W, 66-49 11/30 Richmond W, 55-50 12/6 George Mason W, 71-65 OT 12/28 S. Dakota St. W, 74-63 1/4 Loyola W, 67-58 1/7 Southern Ill. W, 55-39 1/18 Missouri State W, 60-46 1/21 Indiana State W, 66-60 1/31 Wichita State W, 70-54 2/7 Drake W, 69-53 2/11 Illinois State W, 83-64 2/21 Bradley W, 56-39 2/25 Evansville W, 68-57 2015-16 (11-3) 11/14 Colorado State L, 84-78 11/17 Stephen F. Austin W, 70-60 11/21 North Carolina W, 71-67 11/25 Dubuque W, 83-63 11/30 North Texas W, 93-70 12/30 Bradley W, 80-44 1/9 Drake W, 77-44 1/16 Loyola L, 51-41 1/20 Wichita State L, 74-55 1/31 Southern Ill. W, 67-58 2/3 Evansville W, 57-54 2/10 Missouri St. W, 83-69 2/20 Illinois State W, 75-66 2/24 Indiana State W, 66-44 2016-17 (9-4) 11/12 Coe W, 74-37 11/30 George Mason L, 54-50 12/7 S. Dakota St. W, 86-58 12/10 North Dakota W, 78-70 12/28 Missouri State L, 68-64 1/8 Wichita State L, 80-66 1/15 Drake W, 79-60 1/18 Loyola W, 72-69 2OT 1/25 Evansville W, 61-54 2/4 Indiana State W, 65-60 2/8 Southern Ill. W, 49-41 2/15 Bradley W, 64-61 2/22 Illinois State L, 63-42 McLeod Center History Overall 133-35 (.792) MVC Record 75-24 (.756) Non-Conf 58-11 (.841) Month-by Month Record November: 26-2 December 29-7 January 41-11 February 32-13 March 5-2 MVC School s Record in the McLeod Center Wichita State 6-5 Indiana State 4-7 Drake 3-8 Missouri State 3-8 Evansville 2-9 Loyola 1-4 Illinois State 1-10 Bradley 1-11 Southern Illinois 0-11 *Creighton 3-4 * - no longer in the MVC UNI Largest Margin of Victory 53 UNI 103, Wartburg 50 (11/10/12) UNI Largest Margin of Defeat 21 Illinois State 63, UNI 42 (2/25/17)
Adam McDermott 6-4, 183, So., Guard Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier HS) Univ. of North Dakota Sat out last season after transferring to UNI from North Dakota Played in 32 games at UND and made 56 3-pointers Made at least one 3-pointer in 22 games for UND Drained at least two 3-pointers in 15 contests Played high school basketball at Cedar Rapids Xavier Nephew of UNI Hall of Famer and former men s basketball coach Greg McDermott #1 McDermott s / Highs 28 vs. Idaho State (2/4/16) 9 vs. Idaho State (2/14/16) 3 8 vs. Idaho State (2/14/16) 3 at Bradley (12/15/15) 4, two times McDermott s Game-by-Game 6 vs. Bowling Green (11/21/15) 2, five times 3 at Montana State (3/5/16) none 33 at Kansas State (12/22/15) McDermott s Statistics 2015-16 32-1 66-161.410 56-137.409 25-29.862 74-2.3 47 17 15 0 19 213-6.7 2016-17 Redshirted Totals 32-1 66-161.410 56-137.409 25-29.862 74-2.3 47 17 15 0 19 213-6.7 8 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Klint Carlson 6-7, 218, Sr., Forward Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) #2 Named to the preseason second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad Played in all 30 games and drew 28 starting assignments 102nd UNI Panther to score 500 career points (505) Second on the squad in rebounds (146) and assists (64) Fourth on the team in scoring (8.3 ppg) Added 13 double-figure scoring games in 2016-17 Carlson s / Highs 22 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) 8, two times 3 4 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 8 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) Carlson s Game-by-Game 10 vs. Wichita State (1/8/17) 7 vs. George Mason (11/30/16) 4 vs. Texas A&M (3/20/16) 1, 10 times 50 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) Carlson s Statistics 2014-15 19-0 3-7.429 2-2 1.000 4-6.667 9-0.5 3 2 2 0 1 12-0.6 2015-16 33-0 92-190.484 17-53.321 42-54.778 120-3.6 62 23 31 7 23 243-7.4 2016-17 30-28 96-247.389 24-95.253 34-47.723 146-4.9 55 64 44 4 22 250-8.3 Totals 82-28 191-444.430 43-150.287 80-107.748 275-3.4 120 89 77 11 46 505-6.2 9 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Ted Friedman 6-9, 245, Sr., Center Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) #3 Saw action in 29 games with four starts in 2016-17 Second Team MVC Scholar-Athlete with a 3.96 GPA in Economics/Finance/Psychology Third on the squad with 19 offensive rebounds MVC Elite 18 Award recipient at the 2016 MVC Tournament Friedman s / Highs 8 at Richmond (12/5/15) 4 at Richmond (12/5/15) 3 none 2, three times Friedman s Game-by-Game 4 at North Dakota (11/28/15) 6 vs. Coe (11/11/13) 2, two times 1, six times 2, two times 28 vs. North Carolina (11/21/15) Friedman s Statistics 2013-14 21-3 3-7.429 0-0.000 9-13.692 17-0.8 17 0 5 1 1 15-0.7 2014-15 Redshirted 2015-16 36-0 14-28.500 0-0.000 3-18.167 45-1.3 40 9 9 5 2 31-0.9 2016-17 29-4 6-14.429 0-0.000 2-12.167 30-1.0 28 7 8 3 3 14-0.5 Totals 86-7 23-49.469 0-0.000 14-43.326 92-1.1 85 16 22 9 6 60-0.7 10 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Tywhon Pickford 6-4, 202, Fr., Guard Minneapolis, Minn. (Maple Grove) #4 A 2017 graduate of Maple Grove High School Varsity starter since the ninth grade Finished in the top 10 in the voting for Mr. Basketball in Minnesota as a senior Pickford s / Highs 3 Pickford s Game-by-Game Pickford s Statistics 11 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Rafael de Souza 6-1, 185, Sr., Guard Jundiai, Brazil (Gulf Coast State College) #5 Saw action in 10 games last season for the Panthers Played two seasons at Gulf Coast State College de Souza s / Highs 2 at Wichita State (2/18/17) 1 at Wichita State (2/18/17) 3 none none de Souza s Game-by-Game none none 1, two times 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) none 3, two times de Souza s Statistics 2016-17 10-0 1-3.333 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.0 1 2 2 0 1 2-0.2 Totals 12 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Miles Wentzien 6-3, 190, Jr., Guard Fort Madison, Iowa (Fort Madison) Missouri Western/Kirkwood CC First-Team JUCO All-America honors at Kirkwood CC in 2016-17 Averaged 14.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game at Kirkwood last season Played his freshman season at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. Averaged 6.9 points, 3.4 reboudns and 1.2 assists per game for the Griffons #10 Wentzien s / Highs 21 vs. Lindenwood (2/4/16) 5, four times 3 4 vs. Central Missouri (2/27/16) 8 vs. Washburn (2/24/16) Wentzien s Game-by-Game 10 vs. Lindendwood (2/4/16) 7, two times 3, five times 3 at Northeastern St. (2/11/16) 1, three times 38 vs. Central Missouri (2/27/16) Wentzien s Statistics 2015-16 30-15 57-140.407 27-77.351 67-81.827 101-3.4 35 37 27 3 13 208-6.9 Totals 13 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Lincoln Conrey 6-5, 203, So., Forward Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West) #12 Saw action in nine games last year for the Panthers Conrey s / Highs 2 at Loyola (1/4/17) 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) 3 none none 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) Conrey s Game-by-Game none 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) none none 5 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Conrey s Statistics 2015-16 Redshirted 2016-17 9-0 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-1.000 1-0.1 0 1 1 0 0 2-0.2 Totals 14 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Juwan McCloud 5-11, 170, So., Guard Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) #13 Saw action in all 30 games and drew 28 starts for the Panthers in 2016-17 Second on the team in steals (32) Ranked third on the squad in assists (45) Registered four double-figure scoring games McCloud s / Highs 16 at Loyola (1/4/17) 7 at Loyola (1/4/17) 3 3 at Illinois State (2/1/17) 4, two times McCloud s Game-by-Game 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 4 at Loyola (1/4/17) 5 vs. Xavier (11/20/16) 5 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 1, two times 33 vs. Indiana State (2/4/17) McCloud s Statistics 2016-17 30-28 39-135.289 9-48.188 23-45.511 39-1.3 33 45 36 2 32 110-3.7 Totals 15 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Justin Dahl 7-0, 261, So., Center Carver, Minn. (Holy Family) #15 Saw action in 13 games last season for the Panthers Dahl s / Highs 9 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 3 none 1, three times 3 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Dahl s Game-by-Game 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 1, two times 14 vs. Coe (11/12/16) Dahl s Statistics 2015-16 Redshirted 2016-17 13-0 9-19.474 0-0.000 3-8.375 14-1.1 4 1 6 2 1 21-1.6 Totals 16 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Hunter Rhodes 5-10, 170, Sr., Guard Canton, Ill. (Canton) Kirkwood CC Saw action in 21 games Ranked fourth on the squad with 17 3-pointers Sank 13-of-15 free throws (86.7 percent) Posted a 3.6-to-1 assist to turnover ratio #21 Rhodes s / Highs 20 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 3 6 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 3 at Bradley (1/11/17) 4 at Bradley (1/11/17) Rhodes s Game-by-Game 4 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 4, two times 1, seven times 1 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 26 vs. North Dakota (12/10/16) Rhodes s Statistics 2016-17 21-0 22-57.386 17-40.425 13-15.867 23-1.1 17 18 5 1 8 74-3.5 Totals 15 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Tanner Lohaus 6-7, 192, R-Fr., Guard North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) #22 Redshirted last season 1 of 30 sets of brothers playing NCAA Division I basketball this season T. Lohaus s / Highs 3 T. Lohaus s Game-by-Game T. Lohaus s Statistics 2016-17 Redshirted Totals 18 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Isaiah Brown 6-7, 180, So., Guard Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) #24 Saw action in 26 games, while making two starts First Panther freshman since Jeremy Morgan to reach double figures in a season opener Brown s / Highs 10 vs. Coe (11/12/16) 3, two times 3 2, two times 2, two times Brown s Game-by-Game 2, three times 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 1, five times 2 at Loyola (1/4/17) none 29, two times Brown s Statistics 2016-17 26-2 16-66.242 9-41.220 7-8.875 31-1.2 25 5 11 0 4 48-1.8 Totals 19 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Bennett Koch 6-10, 239, Sr., Forward Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) #25 Named to the Preseason First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference squad Became the 101st UNI Panther to reach 500 career points (633) Shot a team-best 57.0 percent from the field - ranked third in the MVC in FG% Ranked second on the team in scoring at 11.0 ppg (averaged 12.8 ppg in MVC play) Koch s / Highs 22 vs. SIU (1/31/16) 8, two times 3 none 15 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 17 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) Koch s Game-by-Game 11, two times 3 at Indiana State (2/22/17) 2, five times 3, four times 31 at Missouri State (2/12/17) Koch s Statistics 2014-15 28-0 15-28.536 0-0.000 9-17.529 17-0.6 23 0 9 3 0 39-1.4 2015-16 36-36 99-199.497 0-0.000 77-104.740 127-3.5 91 16 52 13 10 275-7.6 2016-17 29-26 110-193.570 0-1.000 99-130.762 109-3.8 86 13 67 21 13 319-11.0 Totals 93-62 224-420.533 0-1.000 185-251.737 253-2.7 200 29 128 37 23 633-6.8 20 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Spencer Haldeman 6-1, 175, So., Guard Peosta, Iowa (Western Dubuque) #30 Named to the MVC All-Freshman Team His 49 3-pointers made ranks as the third-best single-season total for a UNI freshman Tied for second on team in three-pointers made (49) Fifth on the team in scoring (7.6 ppg) Had 11 double-figure scoring games Haldeman s / Highs 18 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 6 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 3 5 vs. Arizona St. (11/17/16) 6 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 6, two times Haldeman s Game-by-Game 6 at Drake (1/28/17) 3 at Evansville (1/1/17) 4 at Wyoming (12/3/16) 1 at Loyola (1/4/17) 37 at Bradley (1/1/17) Haldeman s Statistics 2015-16 Redshirted 2016-17 30-8 68-192.354 49-154.318 43-50.860 65-2.2 68 22 30 1 25 228-7.6 Totals 21 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Wyatt Lohaus 6-2, 185, Jr., Guard North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) #33 Awarded a medical redshirt after suffering ankle injury early in the 2016-17 season Played in six total games before sitting out the rest of the year 1 of 30 sets of brothers playing NCAA Division I basketball W. Lohaus s / Highs 12 at New Mexico (12/12/15) 5, three times 3 3 vs. Dubuque (11/25/15) 3, two times 4 vs. Bradley (12/30/15) W. Lohaus s Game-by-Game 6 vs. Texas (3/18/16) 4, two times 3, two times none 41 vs. Oklahoma (11/18/16) W. Lohaus s Statistics 2014-15 35-0 46-110.418 17-36.472 23-27.852 41-1.2 33 23 19 0 20 132-3.8 2015-16 36-0 53-136.390 18-56.321 21-27.778 56-1.6 39 36 31 0 13 145-4.0 2016-17 6-4 10-36.278 4-16.250 3-4.750 13-2.2 8 2 3 0 3 27-4.5 Totals 77-4 109-282.3i87 39-108.361 47-58.810 110-14. 80 61 53 0 36 304-3.9 22 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Luke McDonnell 6-9, 212, So., Guard Dubuque, Iowa (Dubuque Senior) #34 Scored 68 points in 16 MVC games; scored seven points in non-conference play McDonnell s / Highs 14 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 6 vs. Loyola (1/18/17) 3 2 at Bradley (1/11/17) 4 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 6 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) McDonnell s Game-by-Game 12 vs. Evansville (1/25/17) 2 vs. Drake (1/15/17) 2 vs. South Dakota St. (12/7/16) 2, three times 20, two times McDonnell s Statistics 2015-16 Redshirted 2016-17 23-0 26-54.481 8-23.348 15-22.682 51-2.2 25 4 18 10 6 75-3.3 Totals 23 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
Austin Phyfe 6-9, 235, Fr., Forward Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) #50 No. 2 recruit in the state of Iowa - according to IowaPreps.com First-team all-state after leading the state in rebounding (337) Father, Steve, played at basketball UNI from 1987-1990 Phyfe s / Highs 3 Phyfe s Game-by-Game Phyfe s Statistics 24 UNI MEN S BASKETBALL
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